Most common domestic destinations from Gerald R. Ford International Airport

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December 22, 2023
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Most common domestic destinations from Gerald R. Ford International Airport

Air travel looks very different now than it did just a few years ago when the coronavirus pandemic grounded folks around the world, putting a halt to travel for both leisure and business.

In 2020, passenger traffic on U.S. airlines was at its lowest since the mid-1980s, with just 369 million passengers. In 2021, the U.S. started to get back to more normal air travel levels, and by 2022, the country was up to 853 million airline passengers. By the looks of it, 2023 is likely to outpace those numbers and return to pre-pandemic levels—nearly 3 million people flew in and out of U.S. airports daily as of April 2023, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization.

When you're at the airport, shuffling around with your roller bag, backpack, neck pillow, and water bottle among the thousands of other passengers doing the same, you're probably not too concerned with more than your flight. Is it on time? Who will be sitting next to you? Did your checked bag make it onto the plane?

But when you're not in flight mode, you may be wondering where all of the other folks at your local airport are traveling to. To answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of the most common domestic flights from Gerald R. Ford International using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Destinations are ranked by total passengers from October 2022 to September 2023.

Read on to find out if your flight patterns are similar to your fellow Gerald R. Ford International travelers.

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#20. Philadelphia International (Philadelphia, PA)

- Passengers: 23,969 (1.3% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Piedmont Airlines: 15,741
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 5,221
--- #3. Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp: 2,972
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#19. Phoenix - Mesa Gateway (Phoenix, AZ)

- Passengers: 30,859 (1.7% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 30,859
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#18. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (Houston, TX)

- Passengers: 32,202 (1.7% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 24,195
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 5,116
--- #3. Mesa Airlines: 2,858
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#17. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)

- Passengers: 33,437 (1.8% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 32,342
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 1,095
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#16. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)

- Passengers: 36,054 (2.0% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. PSA Airlines: 31,603
--- #2. Republic Airline: 3,046
--- #3. Envoy Air: 1,348
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#15. Punta Gorda Airport (Punta Gorda, FL)

- Passengers: 44,752 (2.4% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 44,752
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#14. LaGuardia (New York, NY)

- Passengers: 45,703 (2.5% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Endeavor Air: 37,123
--- #2. Republic Airline: 7,960
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 547
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#13. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (Baltimore, MD)

- Passengers: 46,067 (2.5% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 45,889
--- #2. Allegiant Air: 178
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#12. St Pete Clearwater International (St. Petersburg, FL)

- Passengers: 51,469 (2.8% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 51,469
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#11. Newark Liberty International (Newark, NJ)

- Passengers: 51,995 (2.8% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Republic Airline: 47,844
--- #2. Allegiant Air: 3,605
--- #3. GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express: 515
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#10. Orlando Sanford International (Sanford, FL)

- Passengers: 56,168 (3.0% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Allegiant Air: 56,012
--- #2. Global Crossing Airlines: 156
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#9. Orlando International (Orlando, FL)

- Passengers: 58,355 (3.2% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Frontier Airlines: 47,726
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 10,629
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#8. Charlotte Douglas International (Charlotte, NC)

- Passengers: 109,020 (5.9% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 99,308
--- #2. PSA Airlines: 7,920
--- #3. Envoy Air: 1,459
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#7. Dallas/Fort Worth International (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)

- Passengers: 109,396 (5.9% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. American Airlines: 94,845
--- #2. Envoy Air: 14,348
--- #3. United Air Lines: 105
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#6. Chicago Midway International (Chicago, IL)

- Passengers: 124,749 (6.8% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 124,743
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#5. Minneapolis-St Paul International (Minneapolis, MN)

- Passengers: 135,561 (7.3% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 89,405
--- #2. SkyWest Airlines: 32,877
--- #3. Endeavor Air: 12,887
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#4. Detroit Metro Wayne County (Detroit, MI)

- Passengers: 136,704 (7.4% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 111,379
--- #2. Endeavor Air: 14,969
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 10,311
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#3. Denver International (Denver, CO)

- Passengers: 166,594 (9.0% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 108,369
--- #2. Frontier Airlines: 30,075
--- #3. Southwest Airlines: 28,026
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#2. Chicago O'Hare International (Chicago, IL)

- Passengers: 202,034 (11.0% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. United Air Lines: 72,404
--- #2. Envoy Air: 38,327
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 34,362
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#1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (Atlanta, GA)

- Passengers: 204,113 (11.1% of all passengers)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Delta Air Lines: 204,107

This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.

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